The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Jermaine bought 25 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $43.75 at the fair. Jermain sepnt his money only on ride tickets and fair admission. The price of the fair admission is the same for everyone. Use y to represent the total cost and x to represent the number of ride tickets.

(a) Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride tickets and fair admission.

(b) Define your variables (c) explain your answers to part 1a.

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Charlotte Miles

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6 November, 04:50

The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Jermaine bought 25 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $43.75 at the fair. Jermain sepnt his money only on ride tickets and fair admission. The price of the fair admission is the same for everyone. Use y to represent the total cost and x to represent the number of ride tickets.

(a) Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride tickets and fair admission.

(b) Define your variables (c) explain your answers to part 1a.

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Monserrat Mathis · Answer 1

Totalcost=ridescost+admissioncost

ridescost=numberofrides times cost per ride

ridescost=25*1.25=31.25

totalcost=43.75

43.75=31.25+admission

minus 31.25 both sides

12.5=admision

a.

y=1.25x+12.5

b. y is cost and x is number of tickets purchsed

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